Buckley: Memphis vs. Houston on a Friday night, Mizzou in St. Louis; something isn’t right
Houston comes to town Friday night to play the Memphis Tigers, but should college football be played on a night usually reserved for high school football? (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
The University of Memphis playing football on a night that should be reserved for high school football is probably more messed up than the Memphis-Mizzou game in 2023 getting moved to St. Louis.
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